HOUSE OVERSIGHT 012168 KIRKLAND &ELLIS LLP Epstein. All of these plaintiffs are apparently on the above-described government "victim" list. FAUSA Sloman Attempts to Encourage Civil Suits and the Hiring of the Government's Choice of Attorney 41. On November 27, Mr. Sloman sent an email to Mr. Epstein's attorneys stating that "I intend to notify the victims by letter after COB Thursday [two days later]." See Tab 34, November 27, 2007 Email from J. Sloman to J. Lefkowitz. 42. The morning of November 28, attorneys for Mr. Epstein faxed a letter to Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher, requesting a meeting with her to discuss the impropriety of the USAO's encouraging civil lawsuits against Mr. Epstein under the guise of the terms of the Non Prosecution Agreement. See Tab 35, November 28, 2007 Letter from K. Starr to A. Fisher. 43. Late in the day on November 28, Epstein's attorneys received from AUSA Villafana a copy of the USAO's proposed victim-notification letter that "Jeff [Sloman] asked that I forward." See Tab 36, November 28, 2007 Email from M. Villafana to J. Lefkowitz. (a) The proposed victim-notification letter cited as authority the "Justice for All Act of 2004" (which U.S. Attorney Acosta later agreed had no application to these circumstances). It referred to the addressees as minor "victims," suggested they make statements in state court, that they were not entitled to make, and referred incorrectly to Mr. Epstein as a "sexual predator." Id. (b) FAUSA Sloman also proposed advising recipients, in an underlined sentence that, "You have the absolute right to select your own attorney" to "assist you in making . . . a claim" for "damages from [Epstein]." But that "[i]f you do decide to use [two attorneys selected by the U.S. Attorney's "special master"] as your attorneys, Mr. Epstein will be responsible for paying attorney's fees incurred during the time spent trying to negotiate a settlement." Id. The USA() Leaks Confidential Inf